SRV Records

SRV, which is an abbreviation for Service, is a DNS record, which enables you to employ a domain for a specific service different from an Internet site. By setting up a few SRV records, you are able to use the domain name with different companies and direct it to a number of servers at once, each server handling a different service. You could specify the port number for the connection to every single machine, so there won't be any interference. You may as well set different priorities and weight for two records which are used for the exact same service, but forward to different servers for redundancy or load balancing. By having an SRV record you can use your domain name or a subdomain under it for a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, and have the real software running on a number of machines with different providers. Which one a client of yours will use will depend on the priority and weight values which you have set.

The Hepsia CP, provided with each and every Linux cloud hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies offer and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, visit the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will make a difference if you have no less than 2 servers managing the very same service. If you work with a machine from a different provider, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value outlines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you edit it in the future.